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Much like the heroines and heroes in a Harlequin Romance Novel lure us into the suspense of the story, drugs can have the same allure. Heroin is seductive, insidious, draws you in and there are no heroines or heroes.

Social media seems to have become our Harlequin Romance. People put there lives out there for anyone to read. We get caught up in the stories. With all the privacy settings, how private is it really? These stories are shared. With posts about everything, young people think it is "no big deal" to post about their life and what they are doing.

In a Psychology Today article, Robbie Woliver wrote "during the course of my investigation into the topic of heroin use among suburban teens; I watched kids shoot up, score, suffer through withdrawal and leave for prison or rehab. One young junkie, who had been using heroin since he was 15, and lost several friends to ODs, stopped cold turkey. I spent several weeks following him, and often went to his home. He was an animal lover and had a pet monkey. One day when I visited, he literally had the monkey on his back. Clean for weeks, he began using again, well aware of the potential outcome…"Why heroin?" I asked. "It's no big deal," he answered. It's how all the young junkies answered."

An article written by Joni Jenkins who represents Kentucky House District 44. Why did Joni want to share this private and still so painful story? "For an entire year, our family kept it private so her nephew would not suffer the social stigma of being a drug addict." Joni Jenkins learned through her nephew's tragic death…"few families are immune to the ravages of addiction and more resources are desperately needed."

There is an expression "that which does not kill us makes us stronger" by Friedrich Nietzsche German philosopher. That is an expression that generates mixed emotions. Kelly Clarkson has a song out "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" that the younger generation may be familiar.

In my opinion, what doesn't kill you causes tiny cracks in the foundation of your psyche. As these tiny cracks accumulate, it can give way to an avalanche of emotions that can cause a landslide.

What doesn't kill you could be a light shining on the lessons you need to learn in this life. Sometimes, you need to experience these lessons more than once. Or maybe it will kill you.

As stated in Know an addict "It is sad to say if you become addicted the drug owns you. The drug takes over the mind, body and spirit. We need to have compassion for the person who gets caught in the clutches of addiction."